A very strange thing just happened at the range

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Memory and attention is a tricky staff. One of my friend dialed numbers on microwave thinking it is a phone. S**t happens
 
Go back out and try to repeat this. Report back. I've never tried this, but will attempt it with some of my pistols next range trip and see what happens.
 
I can't believe we are on reply #31 and no one has asked this question yet. Have you EVER been successful loading an empty cartridge the way you described? I'm having a hard time believing it would even load, not to mention scratching or otherwise damaging the feed ramp or entry to the chamber in some way.

My next obvious question is have you ever heard of dummy rounds like the ones ST Action Pro sells? 888-966-0668 very nice people, quick turnaround.
 
If you're sure you loaded the empty, because you remember watching it go in.... I believe you.
When I train, I have multiple magazines I load at once.
Are you also sure you double tapped exactly 6 times for 12 total fired rounds?
Is it possible you inserted another magazine?
I'd randomly load several, then scramble them up... I'd rather not know when the failure is going to happen. Me being me, I'd know how many rounds I pushed in after the dud, then I'd anticipate the failure.

I did this with revolvers, but I used a snap cap.
Not knowing when the dud was going to appear really trained me not to flinch. First couple times I did it told me that I flinched A LOT. I'd give the cylinder a spin, then close it while not looking down at it.

Maybe use snap caps, they are more likely to find the chamber with the nice nose-cone.

When the slide came back, the case mouth probably got caught up by probably the back edge of the case head of the spent round, popped up, then sent upwards.

I think if you looked through the empty casings one would have some obvious case mouth deformation, and if you could have counted the cases it might shed some light too.
 
Plan2Live said:
I can't believe we are on reply #31 and no one has asked this question yet. Have you EVER been successful loading an empty cartridge the way you described? I'm having a hard time believing it would even load, not to mention scratching or otherwise damaging the feed ramp or entry to the chamber in some way.

My next obvious question is have you ever heard of dummy rounds like the ones ST Action Pro sells? 888-966-0668 very nice people, quick turnaround.
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Yeah good observation and I agree about ST Action
 
Plan2Live said:
I can't believe we are on reply #31 and no one has asked this question yet. Have you EVER been successful loading an empty cartridge the way you described? I'm having a hard time believing it would even load, not to mention scratching or otherwise damaging the feed ramp or entry to the chamber in some way.

My next obvious question is have you ever heard of dummy rounds like the ones ST Action Pro sells? 888-966-0668 very nice people, quick turnaround.
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This was the 2nd time I tried this. The first time was during a class where the instructor did it. There was no problem. When I did it, there was a problem. Yes, I have heard of dummy rounds and I have a few. Next time I will just use those.
 
How old are you ... the mind is the first thing to go ...

How many times I thought I did something ... would swear I did something ... and even told my wife ... yes dear ... I took the trash out ... I remember doing it ... then walk into the back room and there sits the trash can ... Yeah .... I took it out ... and it followed me back into the house .... but I'm 70 years old
I suspect You thought you did something but your mind and muscle memory didn't let you ...
I would bet money you just thought you meant to load and fully intended to load an empty case but your subconscious mind & muscle memory over rode a command it knew wasn't logical ! That's the only logical explanation I cam see ...
The empty case being shoved up and out and the next loaded case comming up and being chambered in it's place is a possibility ... maybe ... sorta . Try the test again and see if you can get it to do it again ... I'm betting NO ...But cha' never know!
Gary
 
gwpercle said:
How old are you ... the mind is the first thing to go ...

How many times I thought I did something ... would swear I did something ... and even told my wife ... yes dear ... I took the trash out ... I remember doing it ... then walk into the back room and there sits the trash can ... Yeah .... I took it out ... and it followed me back into the house .... but I'm 70 years old
I suspect You thought you did something but your mind and muscle memory didn't let you ...
I would bet money you just thought you meant to load and fully intended to load an empty case but your subconscious mind & muscle memory over rode a command it knew wasn't logical ! That's the only logical explanation I cam see ...
The empty case being shoved up and out and the next loaded case comming up and being chambered in it's place is a possibility ... maybe ... sorta . Try the test again and see if you can get it to do it again ... I'm betting NO ...But cha' never know!
Gary
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It happened as I stated.
 
I will scenario:
_ the empty got pulled all the way forward in the magazine by the live round above it feeding onto the firing chamber, then
_ when that fired casing ejected, the live round below the empty pushed up and popped the empty out the ejection port too.
 
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